10 Steps To Making a Successful Game
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- Опубліковано 19 чер 2024
- Here are 10 steps to making your first game successful based on the book GAMEDEV by Wlad Marhulets. If you're currently working on your first game or are thinking about making one, this summary is for you! Learn how to make a good game in no time at all. :)
● Wlad's Book on Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/1735232505
(It goes into a lot more detail than what I managed to cover in this video here. It's a fun read. Can recommend.)
● Wishlist Will You Snail on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/11...
(Do it. Now... Thanks.)
0:00 - Intro
0:17 - Mindset
1:27 - Preproduction
2:04 - Funding
2:50 - Development
4:00 - Business & Law
4:41 - Marketing
5:45 - Publishing
6:29 - Prepare for Launch
7:24 - Launch
8:18 - What's Next?
9:20 - Sock Reveal
● GDC Talk "30 Things I Hate About Your Game Pitch": • 30 Things I Hate About...
● How to Make an Indie Game Trailer by Mark Brown: • How to Make an Indie G...
● Join the Will You Snail Discord: / discord
● Join our creative game dev community on Discord: / discord
Big thank you to Wlad for providing me with the epic behind the scenes footage and photos.
Big thank you also to Felix Wollner, who did the majority of the editing for this video.
I hope you enjoy! :)
#gamedev #indiedev - Ігри
Thank you so much for reviewing the book, Jonas! You rock! Also, I love Islanders and can't wait for Will You Snail!
Thank you for your support with the video. :)
@Paul Master Gaming Maybe he uploaded it as Unlisted over 5 hours ago to make sure Unfold Games was okay with everything Jonas said!
Because it was pinned
@@TheShelfman because it was pinned
@Paul Master Gaming Unlisted video. ;)
gratz on 10k wishlists man, the sock review lived up to the hype!
sock review was thicc wasnt it? XD
The sock looked like a B E A N.
He is dani! The ultimate milkman *why only 8 likes*
Hi Dani
When you make the level editor, do you think you can make a tutorial on how you did it? Edit: If you want to make your life easier, I recommend using GILES 2020 ( github.com/FAL2009/giles ). If you add it to your project, you’ll get one compile error, just go into the code and get rid of GUIElement on line 64.
"If he managed it, so can you."
Not to entirely negate this, but recognizing the existence of survivorship bias is also important.
Thank you !
Yes
Which brings us to tip #1 from the (big, muscular) Austrian School of Game Development:
1) Crush your enemies.
Well he didnt mean if you where in his situation but if you were in ”normal” situation.
Yes!
There's not too many comments so I feel like commenting for once, I just wanted to say thank you for all of your videos, they are very informative and helpful, I want to get into game development and I have been learning a bit of Godot and it's suprisingly pretty easy, and your videos were not just entertaining, it also helped me plan my projects in a different way and I feel much more confident about them now, thank you :)
Ey, I appreciate the kind words. Thank you. Keep it up then!! :)
Yeah same here, your content is really informative and nice to watch.
5:38 *I felt that*
By the way, thank you for sharing this information with us! Useful as always
Haha. Ouch, yeah. Happy you found it useful. Thanks. :)
Exactly the video i needed, going into independency in 2 weeks!
Nice. Wish you all the best with that!! :)
5:37
This was in a Jonas video, so this is how you market games, yes yes
Who knows. If it's dumb enough, it might work. :D
Well then I might be able to do marketing
I absolutely love the amount and quality of examples you back your words up with. You are one of the few UA-cam creators in whose videos I can't skip a single second, because they're just so packed with easy-to-digest, but highly important and useful information.
Ah, thank you, thank you. Too much flattery. This video was a team effort. Shout out to Wlad and Felix.
*You plant a magic forest to save the Tree of Life from the taint carried by mysterious golems*
This is the pitch for my minimalist relaxing Tower Defense game (I wrote the pitch in 5 minutes, maybe it's not very good).. what do you think?
It's a different take on Tower Defense: the Tree of Life damages the golems, the player can plant trees to distract golems from killing the Tree of Life. There isn't a "real currency", you can plant and upgrade trees without any cost (maybe I will change this later on), but when a tree dies, the taint grows, and if the taint reach a certain limit, you lose.
When a golem dies, the taint shrinks, if it goes to 0, you win
(You also lose if the Tree of Life dies, because golems won't receive damage anymore)
There are also some other things, the map "is procedurally generated", there will be things like flowers that will boost the health of the trees...
Nice pitch. Depending on who you pitch to, it should probably also include the genre of the game. "An unusual tower defense game about planting trees." is sth I like for example.
@@JonasTyroller thanks :D
It reminds me the Studio Ghibli films, maybe an artstyle like their would fit for your game.
Fairy Magic forest with Studio Ghibli like artstyle
i would like to play a game like that
@@omerfarukbykl6097 Thanks for the feedback :)
For the art style I still don't know what I will do (now I am still prototyping), the "problem" is that I am a solo dev and I am mostly a programmer, but I will put a lot of effort into graphics and music, because I want it to be a relaxing game like Equilinox/Islanders
The scenario should be on top of a floating island
I am currently working on my second indie game. These tips are really helpful and are not only valuable when you're making your first game! Thanks Jonas and Unfold Games for sharing these tips. :-)
Happy you found the video useful! Thanks. :)
Wow! I agree with everything. This is the most informative video on making and publishing your own game. You've packed so much into this video at such a fast pace. This video needs re-viewing several times to not miss anything. Also this stuff works for your 2nd and 3rd game too. Just ignore the bit about socks.
This was a super interesting to watch. Some great points you made!
Also, I can't believe I had not heard of Darq before. It looks insanely cool!
Amazing video jam-packed with super useful information. Congrats on 10k wishlists!
Super informative as usual! Thank you for sharing pieces of that book.
Looking forward to will you snail
Wow, this video was so professional! Great job Jonas!
This was really good!
Very in-depth.
Very good video! Keep it up :) Congrats on 10k wishlists thats insaneeeeee
Very insightful mate!
Great contribution to the community!
So much good information crammed into 10 minutes, thank you for this!
This TOTALLY helped me man! Thx!
I love that unity indie devs just share this kind of professional information to help the community build their own games these videos are so helpful and entertaining
The game dev community in general seems to be super helpful with stuff like that. Always happy to be a part of that. :)
I saw my game Dwerve for a second @2:35 Wish you gave it more screen time lol. Love your videos man and good luck with your game it looks fun.
Another book on the to buy list. Thanks for sharing videos that help out the game dev community. Legend!!
Love your content. Thanks for playing my Tower Climber game when I tagged you on Twitter
So informative video, thank you for the effort!
Got to pick up this book! Thank you for sharing your insights about it. 😁
This is JUST what I needed. Thanks jonas
Been watching more of your videos lately. I'm hopefully releasing my first commercial game next year. This and the marketing video were a great help. I started posting DevLogs on my channel so I'll hopefully get a few fans through UA-cam. My aim is to have it graphically finished by Q2 next year so I can make my Steam page looking good.
Yay!! New video!!
Interessantes Video. Nach einer längeren Pause bin ich mal wieder auf deinen Kanal gegangen und beschäftige mich seit 2 Tagen wieder mit Unity. Du hast mittlerweile einige Abonnenten dazu bekommen :)
Great tips! The marketing/business side makes me nervous too haha. I'm working on my first game right now and doing devlogs for it!
Awesome video!
Hey Jonas, thanks for always helping your community, can you give me a tip about what you do when you can't be bothered get on your laptop and get working? Keep up the great work😄
Thanks Jonas! This video helpen me alot
Prototyping -> Testing -> Analyzing -> Refining
Its the circle of life
I feel like the world went to shit when you slowed down on YT uploads. Your general vibe and energy reminds me of a time before this pandemic. I appreciate you, Jonas
Wow, just in time! I only recently started making my first big game.
Great video as usual, thank you a lot!
Ah, nice. Perfect timing the. Best of luck with the game! :)
Thanks for these tips Jonas! I'm feeling a little isolated here in New Zealand...
Great video! These are definitely helping me push through a lot of my development problems! :D Although it is a bit discouraging to me that a lot of people just skip over my game. I've worked quite hard and already I'd say it's rather impressive but I don't think a lot of people seem to share that opinion :L My game's about bugs so it might be a little harder to sell xD
Thx for the tips your vids are very informative (:
good info!
Great tips great video 👍
when are you gonna publish will you snail?
'yes'
I'm an artist planning to make a game all by myself but I'm very young, I have no money and I don't know anybody. Just doing my research before I can convince myself that this isn't feasible lol. This video is very informative. Thank you!
This is a great list that I feel like I need to bookmark for later in life.
These videos are perfect for anyone who wants to get a career in game dev, me included. Well done! Only one problem...
5:27 Will You Snial?
You answered exactly all of my questions! Thanks Jonas!
You're welcome. Thank you for watching. :D
@@JonasTyroller no prob, hey, I have sent you a small review on discord for will you snail, check it out
FYI you spelt Snail wrong at 5:29 in the video :P awesome video. Thanks for all that you do
0:24
Summarizes Poland before the 90s pretty well
This video was what I wanted
Hey Jonas please make a tutorial how sort the Programm code maybe some Tipps how you managed the overview from big code parts
Other idea where I'm very interested in is how many scripts you should have and what can be put in one or what should be separated thats very helpful
Sehr guter Kanal und viel Erfolg bei deinem Spiel :D
The meme used to be "I will only hire you if you watched every GMTK Video" Your channel is becoming part of that sentence, congrats!
You should totally add a sock puppet character to your game.
Maybe if you ever add a multiplayer feature or something, idk.
Or just have em as a regular character.
Just something about a sock puppet seems fitting for your game. xD
Now this is going straight to my favorites. A lot of great tips. When it comes to the business side, my knowledge is close to none so thanks for the video! But I have one complaint. And it's a really serious one.
Get your laundry in order! Man, I can't stand these heaps of clothes on the ground. My girlfriend does that all the time. It is not that hard. Get a box for what needs to be washed and when it dried, put the socks together in neat bundles. You would be shocked, if you saw my sock setup. It's like pretty advanced. ;)
Haha. True, I need to sort that out some time. Don't worry, though, I obviously split my laundry into clean and dirty and socks are uuuuusually kept in pairs. :D
@@JonasTyroller I hope that isn't a lie. ;P You better separate your trash when we reach those 20k wishlists, haha.
@@Lugmillord Trash isn't separated in the garbage bin I keep in my room. I separate it whenever I empty it, though. ;)
10:25 well then i am wishlisting it for sure now man !
Thanks for The Video!
And Glotzbär is cool :D
Glotzbär forced me to heart this comment.
You are just awesome....🌹🌹🌹
2:36 WoW Nice! I like Dwerve!
You should rate our games again! Last time my game was very new....This time I really want to show off my game! Those videos are both fun to watch and informative! Do those videos often please!
For now I'm trying to get a nice diversified mix of game dev videos, but it's definitely on my radar. Trailer review is coming up next for example (see community tab). :D
100 years later.. Finaly a video... Yey XD
Your videos are getting better each time :0
Do you have an editor or do you do everything solo? Also your voice is very interesting for a narrator. Best wishes for Will you snail
Thank you. This video was partially edited by an editor, yes. :)
Great review of the book! I also never thought I would be laughing this hard at someone showing of their socks...
Lol. :D
cool, this helped a lot
Nice. Happy to hear that. :)
How do you have good editing + actaully good information...
i was just about to publish my game.Well this is going to help a lot
Good luck!
@@MightyOwl_01 thanks!
Nice. Happy to hear that and good luck with the launch! :)
@@JonasTyroller thanks i am making the worlds most hardest game i think i am going to upload it i n a day or two
Hey Jonas, I am quite new with game development. I am using the Godot Engine and I would just like to say, you are the person that has gotten me into game development. Thank you for consistently making great quality content. You are the best (:
That is epic. Happy to hear that. Try to have some fun with it then. We'll see where it goes. :)
I definitely will!
Thank you for being usefull
He's back!
Every 3 weeks! ;)
damn jonas you are so good
Nice
Good video
It's pleasing to see good quality green screen.
How does Jonas have this few subscribers? Well, at least I can say I was here before 100k or even 1M!
Amazing video as always!
Do you know about the typo at 5:29?
What is the typo? I don’t see anything :/
Ohhh "WILL YOU SNIAL?"
Lucas Roofer ohh haha didn’t spot that
Ehhh. Am I missing a comma there? I have to admit, that I can't see it.
Only knew about the other typo later in the video.
@@lucasroofer3717 Oh lol Whooooot? :D :D
YES
A delayed video game is possibly good, a rushed video game is always bad.
7:55 I guess, you should explain the Schweigefuchs for your non German audience.
God damn it,
right-wing extremists, stop having so many secret signs. So annoying. Thanks for the hint. I used the YT tools to edit that out. (Might take a few hours to take effect.)
What?
The music for WYS is awesome! Any chance that it will be available via Spotify & Co?
Yep. I'll try to make that happen. Chances for that are quite good. :)
I really really want to get into game dev. I'm a web dev right now which is boring as all hell. I probably should participate in a game jam or something
Prototyping, analyzing, and refining huh? Feel like i learned that one already from an old game i used to play that had this crappy map editor. (Starwars galatic battlegrounds. Basically an age of empires 2 reskin, with more focus on ranged units.) It was supposed to be possible to make cut scenes and stuff, but it's so incomprehensible it might aswell be straight up coding.
That or im dumb as a stack of bricks. Which wouldn't surprise me any.
Whoa, whoa, keep calm Glotzbar! *incomprehensible Glotzbar screaming*
I haven’t watched it yet but I know it’s going to be good
Trying to keep up with your rising expectations the best I can. :P
Does everything apply if I'm making a standart IAP minimalistic android game?
Is game maker studio still a viable option for making big complicated games or is it better to go with something like unity
will you snail was made with game maker, so as long as it isn't huge you should be fine...
Big complicated? Unlikely (due to rough and messy design of game maker), something like will you snail? Sure
Make a free one level demo. As a buyer I want to see that the game runs smoothly and with comfortable controls and music on my PC. Without it I hesitate to buy the game and choose a competition game.
I was disappointed when I didn't see the sock reveal last time. But now that you brought the sock of life (with holes) to my eyes I forgive you
Oof. Dodged the bullet. "Influencer cancelled because he didn't show his socks" - Imagine that. :D
@@JonasTyroller Whahahhahahha, imagine that headline XD
what the orange plushie said at the end: SUMMON DARK BLOOD RITUAL TO GRANT ETERNAL PAIN TO THOSE WHO HAVENT WISHLISTED WILL YOU SNAIL!!!!
"Imagine being born in Belarus, escaped to Poland" A decent chunk of Belarusian IT folks, me included, don't have to imagine that xD
Success go BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
So um... that skit at the end... Which step from these is it?
Theory is all good and fun but we always need the power of example.
Hey Mr.Jonas ... I need help...or something idk I'm 15 and I want to start game development... I've wanted this for a really long time ...I've never moved ...until now I'm downloading unity at the moment I'm going to start with one of the micro games ... I've watched your vids for really long and loved every bit of it and wanted to get some !
Anyway ... I don't have that much time to work on it ...but one day at week is Better than no days a week !
Thank you Jonas thank you !
Best of luck. Just see if you even like it first. :D
@@JonasTyroller Thanks ! 😍
Oh wow, im like so early here
Part of early gang this time. Nice. :D
my brain melted watching this, almost killed my enthusiasm
Oh, no. Sorry. :D
@@JonasTyroller dont worry, currently suffering the major boredom that comes from being stuck on Satellite internet which is eroding away all my enthusiasm to do anything
Finally, the Sock Reveal. That Sock Reveal made us cry hard.
I am trying to make a shop in my game but I can't even show the money earned by the player I tried ti use playerprefs but I don't know how to add existing money to the new earned money can you tell me hoe to do it there are no tutorials in youtube as I know.please please please please.
Playerprefs should work. Grab the value from playerprefs in the start function and store it into a variable. Then add to it whenever needed. Set it back to playerprefs at the end of the game/on save points. There are some simple solutions on Unity Answers. Hope this is somewhat useful for now though :)
@@WannibeManisha If I load the game again and again without getting coins then It multiplies the coin number.
@@WannibeManisha No problem I fixed it
Can you do more unity totrials your totorials are best
My channel is lacking a C# coding tutorial I think. ;)
what did glotzbar say at the end
Hey if you need translations for will you snail i can help im german and my motherlanguege is Turkish that means I can translate it into Turkish and German
my pitch: a platformer shooter game about destroying the sun cause it is a deadly lazer.
bro your english has become so so better
Can't tell if you're joking but I'm working on it. Still messing up a lot of the Zs and Ss. :P
@@JonasTyroller i am not even joking
i remember back in the days it was okay
but now is almost fire
it so good seeing you improve